The Colby Classic Ice Fishing Derby

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The Colby Classic Ice Fishing Derby is held on the first weekend of March on Lake Colby. Registration, before fishing, is between 7:00am and 4:00pm each day. The registration area is at the Lake Colby Public Beach.
Prizes are awarded for the longest fish in its category. There are four categories: perch, trout, salmon and northern pike. All perch, trout and salmon must be taken from Lake Colby. Since northern pike are not available in Lake Colby, pike may be fished in other local waters. There are door prizes for many entrants.
Participants must follow all rules and regulations herein and abide by all appli-cable fish and game laws or shall be disqualified. New York Environmental conservation officers will be present at the Derby.
1. You must register before participating in the Derby and be licensed to fish.
2. Saturday, March 2, 2024: All fish brought to the Lake Colby Beach house will be measured for length between 7:00 am until 4:15 pm on said date.
3. Sunday March 3, 2024: All fish brought to the Lake Colby Beach house will be measured for length between 7:00 am until 3:15 pm on said date.
4. Fish caught in Lake Colby must be brought immediately to the inspection station to be measured. NO frozen fish will be accepted.
5. Northern Pike are not available in Lake Colby and, as such, participants may use fishdonkey.com, a real time application to fish in local/public waters as specified in said application. Northern Pike will be accepted for measuring at Lake Colby Beach House during normal measuring hours.
6. All Northern Pike must be caught between 7:00 am on March 2, 2023, and 3:00 pm on March 3, 2023. If two fish of equal length are entered, and are both measured and documented the same way, the one considered caught first will be based on the time at which the application shows the fish entered. See fishdonkey.com for additional rules/regulations.
7. All fish are to be measured the day they are caught.
8. Tagged fish, with tags matching this year's numbers, are not eligible for any other category prizes.
9. Derby officials have the right to inspect any and all fish entered and request verification. Derby Judges have the right to disqualify any entry they deter-mine was obtained in an unsportsmanlike manner or appears, in their judgment, to have been falsified or in violation of the Derby rules. Derby Judges decisions are final.
10. Prizes will be awarded to the top three longest fish in each category. In the case of a tie, the winner will be the first fish entered.
11. Only one prize per person per category will be awarded.
We expect fish entered in any youth category to be caught by that youth. An adult may assist, but we expect that adults will not catch and enter in the youth category. Remember that when an adult catches a fish for a youth, and enters that fish, another youth is being denied his entry. Teaching responsible fishing starts with adults abiding by the rules & regulations.
GOOD LUCK!
Don’t forget our raffle drawings or the door prizes that may be awarded on both Derby days.
Fish at Your Own Risk: By entering this Derby, all participants agree that no persons, organizations, State or federal agencies involved in this Derby shall have any liability for accidents or injuries incurred on the ice, or during travel to or from the Derby.

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Dates

The event runs from 7:00 AM to 4:00 PM on the following dates.
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